barbet

listen to the pronunciation of barbet
Englisch - Türkisch
kaniş
Englisch - Englisch
A breed of small dog, with long curly hair
Any of many birds of the family Capitonidae, within the order Piciformes
{n} a bird of Ceylon of two species
A variety of small dog, having long curly hair
Any of about 75 species of tropical birds (family Capitonidae) named for the bristles at the base of their stout, sharp bill. They are big-headed and short-tailed, 3.5-12 in. (9-30 cm) long, and greenish or brownish with splashes of bright colours or white. Barbets are found throughout Central America and in northern South America, in sub-Saharan Africa, and in South Asia. They all fly weakly, and they sit in treetops when not feeding on insects, lizards, birds' eggs, fruits, and berries. They call loudly while jerking the head or tail. Maddeningly vocal or repetitious species are sometimes called brain-fever birds
It inhabits tropical America and Africa
A bird of the family Bucconidæ, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird
small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
A larva that feeds on aphides
barbet

    Silbentrennung

    bar·bet

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ 'bär-b&t ] (noun.) 1824. From French, from barbe (“beard", "long hair of certain animals”)
Favoriten